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Historic
Revealing 1950s Fighter Command exercise report
A fascinating article on a 1957 UK air defence exercise which focused on countering a massed attack on the first day of a conflict from 'The Aeroplane’s' June 7 issue
On-board an RAF Comet training flight to Africa in 1957
A revealing account of RAF Comet operations from the May 17, 1957 issue of The Aeroplane
NF Meteors: The RAF’s First Jet Night-Fighters
Armstrong Whitworth turned the Meteor from a simple day-fighter into one of the first radar-equipped all-weather jet interceptors. Doug Gordon remembers the career of the early night-fighter Meteors, the NF.11 and NF.13.
How the Shuttleworth Collection restored a Hawker Hind
Bringing a 1930s fighter back to life is no simple task, but the Shuttleworth Collection’s skilled team are the crew to do it!
Mustang unveiled in new colours at Sywell
Formerly flying in Australia, a CAC-built Mustang has now been repainted and will operate in British skies
Military
Aviation News April 2024
April 2024 issue of Aviation News in page-turning format puts the spotlight on the Polaris Program to provide a world exclusive on the fast jet fleet behind private spaceflight’s most ambitious mission
AirForces Monthly April 2024
April 2024 issue of AirForces Monthly in page-turning format sees Alan Warnes interview the outgoing RAF ISTAR Force Commander in the headline feature Warfighter to Whitehall, plus read the latest on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war
Stunning aurora over HMS Prince of Wales
Personnel embarked aboard the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales were treated to a stunning display by the northern lights
Commercial
Ultimate Fiji Airways Quiz!
From a pioneering Australian pre-war aviator to a regional tourist airline with long-haul ambitions, Fiji Airways is one of the stars of the February 2024 edition of Airliner World, and this week, we test your knowledge of the Pacific carrier!
Why two PA-28s are painted in BCal livery
It has been almost four decades since British Airways acquired British Caledonian, but if you know where to look, the carrier’s iconic Golden Lion can still be seen in UK skies. Aviation News speaks to Richard Heywood and Robin Washington
Embraer E-Jets – the secrets of their success
As airlines search for ever-more economical ways of serving their markets, the ‘crossover jet’ category of small airliners provides Embraer with a potential route into an expanding portfolio of customers. Alan Dron asks if it’s living up to the hype
Air New Zealand innovations - sleeping pods available to all passenger classes
Air New Zealand’s chief customer and sales officer, Leanne Geraghty, spoke to Michael Doran about how the airline’s new initiatives are helping to get the operator to the right route
Flight Simulation
X-Plane 12.1.0 incoming
Laminar Research has announced X-Plane 12.1.0 is due to be released imminently, adding a host of new features and improvements.
Anacortes Airport for MSFS released
The latest Pacific Northwest destination from Orbx is 74S Anacortes Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulators.
Salt Lake City for MSFS out now
FeelThere has released Salt Lake City International Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
